Job 39:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Does the hawk fly because of your wisdom, and spread its wings to fly south?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is asking Job if he has the wisdom to guide the hawk's natural instincts and migration patterns.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from God's response to Job from a whirlwind, where He challenges Job with questions about the natural world. God is demonstrating His supreme wisdom and power by pointing to the complex behaviors of animals that humans cannot control or fully understand. The hawk's migration south was a phenomenon ancient people observed but could not explain or direct.

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